RICHARDSON, Texas and BELLEVUE, Wash.- Oct. 8, 2009-Enfora, a leading global supplier of intelligent wireless networking solutions, and T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced availability of the T-Mobile embedded SIM into Enfora's Enabler® III low-power embedded platforms and the Spider® MT and AT - mobile tracking and asset tag platforms - used in asset management, smart energy, transportation, medical and security applications.
Efforts will include T-Mobile USA providing embedded SIMs pre-configured with affordable wireless data connectivity for Enfora devices. Designed around low power technology, the Spider and Enabler platforms make it possible to monitor valuable corporate assets, such as meters, trailers, containers or medical equipment, for up to 3 years. Given the length of time these types of devices remain in the field, it also becomes essential to seamlessly manage these assets remotely. Enfora's Services Gateway includes a user-friendly middleware environment to directly connect, manage and provision wireless devices from existing enterprise applications.
"By working with T-Mobile, we obtain access to advanced SIM technologies so that we can expand our solutions into some extended temperature environments, while at the same time, shorten the time to market with a certified, secure platform," said Jeff Newman, Chief Strategy Officer at Enfora. "Additionally, this joint solution with a non-removable SIM increases both security and industrial longevity."
John Horn, national director of M2M, T-Mobile USA, said, "We're excited to integrate our technology with Enfora's efforts to deliver a rapidly deployable solution that is more durable and cost effective for customers."
Initially targeted at asset management, smart grid infrastructure and remote monitoring solutions, the combined T-Mobile and Enfora solution offers a higher degree of reliability while reducing maintenance and support costs over traditional removable SIM-card based solutions. Customers are able to customize a solution to meet their specific needs and be ensured of the security and longevity of their application.
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About Enfora
Enfora is a leading provider of wireless networking solutions that enable enterprises to access, analyze and leverage information from their geographically dispersed assets. Our solutions, consisting of embedded wireless software, network edge wireless platforms - embedded and integrated - and enterprise software, are based on our distributed intelligent architecture that provides a valuable link between an enterprise and its remote assets. Enterprises deploy our solutions for location-based, monitoring and control, and asset management applications. For more information, please visit www.enfora.com [1].
About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is the U.S. wireless operation of Deutsche Telekom AG. By the end of the second quarter of 2009, almost 150 million mobile customers were served by the mobile communication segments of the Deutsche Telekom group - 33.5 million by T-Mobile USA - all via a common technology platform based on GSM and UMTS, the world's most widely used digital wireless standards. T-Mobile's innovative wireless products and services help empower people to connect to those who matter most. Multiple independent research studies continue to rank T-Mobile among the highest in numerous regions throughout the U.S. in wireless customer care and call quality. For more information, please visit http://www.T-Mobile.com [2]. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG
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